Young-Bryant came to Ithaca to visit his girlfriend, a doctoral student at Cornell.

Police say it is imperative people be careful around all of Ithaca's gorges.

"You can decide to disobey signs and go into the water. And these swift moving currents that you may not be seeing, they could sweep you off your feet and put you in a very dangerous situation, very quickly," said Officer Jamie Williamson.

Investigators do not know if alcohol was involved.

Doctors examined the body in an autopsy Thursday at Lourdes Hospital in Binghamton.